Global Patent Index - EP 1371717 A1

EP 1371717 A1 20031217 - A method for producing a fatty acid

Title (en)

A method for producing a fatty acid

Title (de)

Verfahren zur Herstellung einer Fettsäure

Title (fr)

Procédé de préparation d'un acide gras

Publication

EP 1371717 A1 20031217 (EN)

Application

EP 03012283 A 20030611

Priority

JP 2002174405 A 20020614

Abstract (en)

The present invention provides a method for separating a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid from a mixture of fatty acids by a dry fractionation process with a superior efficiency. Namely, the present invention provides a method for producing a saturated fatty acid or an unsaturated fatty acid comprising a dry fractionation process to fractionate a saturated fatty acid and an unsaturated fatty acid in a raw fatty acids mixture by adding a polyglycerol ester of fatty acid to the raw fatty acids mixture, wherein the polyglycerol ester of fatty acid has a clear melting point (y) satisfying the following formula (1): <DF NUM="(1)">0.38 x + 13 </= y </= 0.54 x + 44 </DF> wherein x is a ratio (% by mass) of saturated fatty acids (C12 to C22) in raw fatty acids, and y is a clear melting point ( DEG C) of a polyglycerol ester of fatty acid.

IPC 1-7

C11C 1/00

IPC 8 full level

B01D 9/02 (2006.01); C11C 1/00 (2006.01); C11C 1/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

C11C 1/005 (2013.01 - EP US); C11C 1/08 (2013.01 - EP US); C11C 3/08 (2013.01 - KR)

Citation (search report)

[A] WO 9907812 A1 19990218 - KAO CORP [JP] & JP H11106782 A 19990420 - KAO CORP

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1371717 A1 20031217; EP 1371717 B1 20060607; AU 2003204670 A1 20040115; AU 2003204670 B2 20080911; BR 0301703 A 20040824; CN 1324119 C 20070704; CN 1468949 A 20040121; DE 60305791 D1 20060720; DE 60305791 T2 20070516; JP 2004067998 A 20040304; JP 3839791 B2 20061101; KR 100947158 B1 20100312; KR 20030096087 A 20031224; US 2004030169 A1 20040212; US 6841692 B2 20050111

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 03012283 A 20030611; AU 2003204670 A 20030612; BR 0301703 A 20030610; CN 03148642 A 20030616; DE 60305791 T 20030611; JP 2003150575 A 20030528; KR 20030038316 A 20030613; US 45449303 A 20030605